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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - MIOSAT -
Full Name Piccola MIssione Ottica basata su microSATellite Status Cancelled
Mission Agencies ASI Launch Date 01 Jun 2014
Mission Links mission site EOL Date 01 Jun 2016
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period 97 minutes
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination 97.9 deg
Orbit Altitude 615 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 10:30 Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils and main atmospheric gases detection.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols ALISEO
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer
Trace gases (excluding ozone) Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer
LandAlbedo and reflectance ALISEO
Vegetation ALISEO, PAN CAM
Multi-purpose imagery (land) ALISEO
Mission Instruments
ALISEO - SAGNAC imaging spectrometer
Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer - Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer
PAN CAM - Panchromatic Camera
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